Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY. March l.

Senate The presiding officer submit
ted the message from the presl-
dent yetoing the senate bill for a
public building at La Fayette, Ind. The
message was referred to the committee
on public buildings and grounds.
The naval appropriation bill was read
a second time and referred to the com
mittee on appropriations. Fifty
seven pension bills were then
passed in twenty-five minutes. On
motion of Sen. Platt, the houss bill
to annex portion of Idaho to Washing
ton territory, was taken from the caleu-
dar and passed with amendments. A
conference was asked on the amen !
ments. The resolutions in honor of the
memory of the late Messrs. Arnot, Beade
and Dowdney, representatives from the
state of New York, were presented by Sen.
| Miller, who addressed the senate in the
eulogy of the deceased. Sen. Black
burn also eulogized Arnot. Like
resOl Itions referring to the death of
the late Mr.. Price, of Wisconsin, were
! presented by Sen. Spooner, who ad dress
! ed the senate. The resolutions were
severally adopted and then the senate
at 11:4O p. m, adjourned.
| House-The bill making an appropria-
/
sions was passed. 1t appropriates $2,3O0,-
/ 600 for the remainder of the current
! fiscal year, and $4,6OO,NOO for the
next fiscal year. Mr.. Payson, of Hi
| nois, submitted the conference report on
the bill restricting to American citizens
the ownership i'll territories of
real estate, and it was agreed to.
! In the evening session a large number
of bills were passed authorizing the con
struCtion of bridges, among them the
following; Across the Missouri river at
Kansas City and at Omaha, across the
Mississippi river at keokuk. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March ,.
SenGte-The day, and evening was taken
! up IN discussing the naval appropriation
bill. Many amendments were proposed
some of which were adopted and some
! rejected. One important amendment
which was adopted, strikes out the
| house provision for two swift, double
bottom steel cruisers and four gunboats,
! all to cost exclusive of armament, not
over $6,OGO,OO0, and insert in lieu thereof
the section providing for the construc-
tion by contract, of six protected steel
cruisers, with suitable armament and
/ speed of not less than twenty knots, the
cost of all the cruisers not to exceed 49,
| 100000. Further appropriations were made
as follows: For the construction of heavi-
| ly armed vessels or armored floating bat
| teries or rams to be used for coast and
! harbor defence $6,000,000; for the con
| struction of light drasght gunboats suit
| able for the interior water ways and can
| al service, S720,0O0; for the construction
of torpedo boats of the highest attain
able speed and efficiency, $500, goo; for
! torpedoes and other explosives and tor
| pedo appliance to besoperated from the
naval vessels floating batteries or rams,
| 100000, of which sum $4,000 shall be
available; for the armament of these
vessels, S6,600,000, those appropriations
| to be available during five years.
House-Mr. Hatch presented the CON
ference report on the agricultural
! bill. There were some important
amendments placed upon the bill as
reported by the conference committee.
! The one appropriating $685. 900 to enable
the commissioners of agriculture TO CON
tinue to experiment i'll the manUfac-
ture of sugar from sorghum and
! sugar-cane, and the other increasing
| from 100000 to $500, 900 the appropria-
tion for carrying out the provisions of
| the act, establishing a bureau of animal
industry and authorizing the commits
sioner to use any part of this sum deemed
| necessary to prevent the spread of pleuro-
| pneumonia and in the purchase and
| destruction of diseased animals,
whenever in his judgment it is essential
| 30 prevent the spread of pleuro pneumo-
mia from one state to another. There
was much opposition to both of these
amendments, but the conference report
was agreed to, yeas l47, nays 7S. After
/ l. a. "a
! THURSDAY, MARCH $.
SeHate-A message from the house an
/ nouncing its nOn-Concurrence in the SEN
/ ate amendment to the naval appropria-
| ton bill was presented and a conference
! ordered. The vetoed bi Is for public
| buildings at Sioux City, Ia, Lafayette,
| Ind, and Lynn, Mass, were passed over
| the veto. Sen. Allison, from the com
mittee on appropriations, reported back
ths house bill appropriating S6,SOO,OO0
for the payment of pensioners of the
| Mexican war, and it was passed. On mo-
tion of Sen. Wilson, of Iowa, the vote of
last evening by which the bill to amend
! the act il reference to the jurisdiction
| of United States courts was passed
was reconsidsred, and the vote agree
ing to the Cullom amendment fixing the
salaries of judges at 5000 and prohibit
ing the appointment of relatives as court
officials was also reconsidered, and then
the bill was passed aud conference
asked.
House-Mr. Burncs, of Missouri, under
instructions from the committee on ap-
propriations, moved to suspend the rules
and pass the urgent deficiency bill. The
bill appropriates for the deficiencies in
the postotfice department S493, 900; in
the treasury department for printing one
and two dollar certificates and legal ten
der notes. $4,000; in department of jus
tice, S2S5,00o, and for payment of GER
tifcate claims, S93i,255. The bill was
passed. Mr.. Henderson moved to suspend
the rales and pass the senate bill grant
ing pension of $4,000 per year to Mary
s. Logan. widow of the late John A. Lo-
gan. and addressed the house in support
of the Mrs. Logan pension bill. The mo-
tion TO suspend the rules and pass the
bill was lost: yeas l45, nays 11S; not the
necessary txo-th thirds IN the affirmative.
The house passed over the presidents 5
veto, yeas IS, nays IS, the senate bill for
the erection OF public building at Day
ton, Ohio.
FRIDAY, March, 4.
Sena5e-At five O'Clock, Sen. Plumb
from the conference committee
on the District of Columbia ap-
propoiation bill, reported that the com
rnittee had been unable to agree He
. moved that the senrte insist on its disa-
greement and ask q further con-
ference. 1t was so ordered. He also
presented the conference report
on the bill for the relief of settlers and
purchasers of public lands in Kansas and
Nebraska. Agreed to. Also the confer
ence report on the postoffce appropria-
! ton bill; the senate receding from the
section for the mail steamer service
to South America. Agreed to